English to English
adjective
- of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
source: WordNet 3.0
- (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
Onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises.
It was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Of or pertaining to onomatopœia; characterized by onomatopœia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word.
source: Webster 1913